Orff
Black Socks
Lyrics Black socks, they never get dirty.The longer you wear them, the stronger they get.Sometimes I think I should wash them,But something inside me says, “No no not yet.”Not yet, not yet, not yet, not yet See also silly songs …
Bigi kaiman
Lyrics – Sranan Tongo (Folk song from Suriname) Bigi kaiman, kaiman, kaiman,Bigi kaiman djomp’a liba bari tjoewe-tjoewe. (repeat) A bari tjoewe-tjoewe. A bari tjoewe-tjoewe.Bigi kaiman djomp’a liba bari tjoewe-tjoewe. (repeat) Translation – Big Caiman* Big caiman, caiman, caiman,Big caiman jumped …
Backe backe Kuchen
Lyrics – German (German folk song) Backe, backe Kuchen,Der Bäcker hat gerufen!Wer will gute Kuchen backen,Der muss haben sieben Sachen:Eier und Schmalz,Butter und Salz,Milch und Mehl,Safran macht den Kuchen gehl (gelb),Schieb in den Ofen ‘rein. English Translation – Bake, bake …
Thank You for this Chris’mus
Lyrics (Jamaican folk song) Thank you for this Chris’mus,Thank you for the New Year,And thank you for the chance to liveTo see another Chris’mus.La la la la, doin’ the bamboo walk,La la la la, doin’ the bamboo walk. See also …
African Noel
Lyrics (Liberian folk song) Sing noel, sing noel, noel noelSing noel, sing noel, noel noelSing we all noel, sing we all noel See also Christmas songs Liberian folk songs harmony resources Orff arrangements songs with chords I, IV, V source: The …
Dollar Dollar
Lyrics (Folk song) Dollar, dollar you must wanderFrom the one hand to the otherIs it fair, is it fairTo keep poor [student] sitting there? Coin Passing Game Formation: Students sit in a circle and one student (“It”) sits in the …
Then Oh Then
Lyrics (American folk song, adapted by B. Thompson) When I was a young child, young child,I remember then oh then.It was this way, that-a-way,It was this way, that-a-way,This-a-way, that-a-way then. See also songs with repeated notes recorder songs GAB songs …
Miss Maggie
Lyrics (Folk song) Around and round Miss Maggie on a long summer day. (repeat) Break the ring and take a swing on a long summer day. (repeat) Miss Maggie knows how to swing ’em on a long summer day. (repeat) …
Jing-Ga-Ring
Lyrics (Folk song) Here we go by jing-ga-ring,by jing-ga-ring, by jing-ga-ringHere we go by Jing-ga-ring,Around the merry-ma-tanzy. ___ is her/his name,Is her/his name, is her/his name___ is her/his name,Around the merry-ma-tanzy. Circle Game Formation – Students stand in a circle …
Dancer in the Moonlight
Lyrics (Folk song from Trinidad and Tobago, adapted by B. Thompson) Dancer* in the moonlightDancer in the dew,Dancer never come backUntil the clock strikes two. Walk in dancer walk in,Walk right in I sayWalk into my parlorTo hear my banjo …
